Smooth Strawberry Cheesecake

A few weeks ago I made a peppermint cheesecake using an easy gelatin based recipe from an old Philadelphia Cream Cheese booklet. We liked it so much that I decided to try another recipe from the book — a recipe with the intriguing title “Very Smooth Cheesecake”.

Maybe they meant to call it “Smoothie Cheesecake” because the flavor is similar to a strawberry smoothie. It’s a lovely pink color, with a very natural strawberry flavor. As for the texture, it’s smooth, but it does have more of a gelatin feel than the peppermint version. I’d think twice before serving it to a guest with gelatinophobia, whereas with the peppermint version, I’m pretty sure I could just slip it right by.

Gelatinophobia! That’s a good one! I like the color of this cheesecake and I like any cheesecake with fruit! My mom loves jello. She ALWAYS has an uncovered bowl of jello in her refrigerator ready to eat. Don’t ask, it’s a long story.. BTW, I purchased the All Bran yesterday. Now just need to make the cookies!!!